Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-03
THE NEWS In VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
MILTON.

" lnt WOGh Vi ORGANISING ana GenONdJlDS
the interior of the church, and COM
pleted their labOrs Tuesday ....A joint
committee from the two Sunday schools
has been appointed to take charge of ar
rangements for the approaching conven-
tiOn..... Rev. j. l.. Sewal spent por-
tion of last week trouting in johnson and
Eden, and returned Saturday, reporting
fishing excellent and bringing some fine
specimens of brook trout. union
memorial service was held in the Metho-
dist church Sunday morning which was
attended by the u. a. X. post in a body
Rev. w. d. Malcolm preached most sug-
gestlve and interesting sermon from the
text, Eight the good fight of the faith
ESSEN JUNCTION.
The only view our citizens had of Presi.
dent Cleveland Friday was through the
car windows. AS the train started gen
tlemen on the depot platform raised their
hats and the president came to the win
dow and responded
A large number of our young men went
up to st. Albans to witness the game of
ball between the Dartmouths and st.
Albans. l.. w. Booth came home
Sunday morning. He returns to Boston
Tuesday night. t.... Rev, j. S. Goodall has
been quite unwell for a few days His
son from Fairfax visited him last Sab
bath. .... Rollin Smith of Swanton spent
Sunday in town...... Mitchell of the u.
V. NJ. 81 spent Sunday with Ferrn of
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ESSEX.
The grand list of Essex is S931909, S75. 50
less than 1856 and the number of names
on the tax list 6S3. The real estate in the
last appraisal is reduced S44, ,436 from the
previous appraisal The personal list is
ISL larger than for the year 1886. ....
The grand list of the Essex junction
school district is l,45 larger than last
year.
The Centre district school is progress
ing finely under the efficient management
of Miss Jennie BiXby There are about
60 pupils in this school 80. ."Strained re-
lations" are said to exist between one of
the hardest workers in the "Village park"
movement and one or two persons, who
through motives not easily understood
tried to Illustrate the credltabe work
The persons were roundly fetched up
by our friend of the park" hence these
sardonic smiles displayed.
wEsTFoRD.
The late copious rains have dspeled
the fears of an impending drought. $50.
A barn belonging to Charles Thomas was
struck by lightning, also a bolt of the
electric fluid descended so near the La
moille woollen mills that some of the EN-
ployes were stunned by the shock ....
Fred Nichols and John Robinson have
gone West. The supervisors of Brat
tlebOro insane as lum have ordered the
that institution agreeably to section four
of No As of the acts of the Legislature of
1882. The superintendent of the asylum
has notified overseer Whipple of this
place who will, go and get him. The
Westford band went to Bakersfield to
take part in memorial service.
COLCHESTER.
j. f. Day is painting his house. .....
Mrs Ellen Wright, Mrs. NJ. w. Thomp-
son and Mrs f. S. Hine attended the Bap-
tist convention at st. Albans on Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week ......
The Baptist Sunday school celebrated
Childrens day, June g with appropriate
exercises at their regular Sunday school
hour, | p. m....... The Methodist school
held concert exercise in the evening
OF the same day commencing at I o'clock
UNDERHILL.
Service will be held as usual in Calvary
(EpiscopaD church, Underhill Flat, OF
Trinity Sunday next, June >, at 4 p. IN
The public are cordially invited to attend
RICHMOND.
One of our enterprising young mer
chants, John Whitcomb, has made 4
"A tne addition to his family by taking the
daughter of George Williams of Hunting
ton to wife. The congratulations of their
numerous friends are extended Capt
Blodgett, department commander of Yer
mont from st. Johnsbury, visited Brown
ington Barber post, G. a. r., last Friday
night. He was the guest of Capt. f. f
Gleason. The members of the Richmond
e. a. h. post marched from their hall al
1p. m, under command of Capt. Gleason
headed by the Richmond drum corps, tC
the village cemetery, where the memorial
service of the g. A. r. was celebrated un
der the direction of the post commander
Capt. f. f. Gleason, with Rev. Austin
Hazen as chaplain. A male quartettt
sang There is Rest in the Shade of the
Trees" and the Requiem of the Brave
After decorating the graves of faller
heroes, the veterans repaired to Bosuwicl
hail, where DR.. A. II. Chesmore of Hunt
ington delivered au interesting address
Prayer was offered by Rev. Austin Hazen
Singing in the hall was furnished by
choir consisting of f. F. Jacobs and f
Nichols tenors Mrs. Towers and Mrs
Hattie Towers, alto; q. II. Fay and E. b
Andrews, bass. Miss Ina Stevens pre-
sided at the organ AT the annual meet
ing of the Universalist Sunday school
last Sundry, Mrs, l.. NJ. Smiley was re
elected superintendent, with Mr.. Georg,
Rhedes as assistant; secretary, Mr.
George Fay treasurer, Mr.. r.. II. Jacobs
librarian, Mr. Ernest Sales, with Mis-
Minnie Cutler as assistant committee t,
procure new books, Miss Perces Brown
ing. 1t was decided to begin the Sunda,
school at II a. m, and the church servic
at l2l5, D. m. A unique feature of thi
Sunday school is that it supplies its mem
bers with the reading of nearly all tn
prominent American magazines. Tn,
school is enabled to do this through tn
generosity of Mr. X. G.. Browning O
Orange, y, j., the son of the first pastor o
the parish, who has for the past two year
supplied funds for this purpose, and still
continues To do so. The younger mem
bers have magazines adapted TO their III
derstandings, and great interest in goor
raa6inp has been created The effect
already felt in that there is now less de
mand for the trashy dime literature wit
which the country is now afflicted. Thi
school is also Indebted to Mr.. b. Turk c
Burlington for some choice reading matter
Memorial Day was tittngly observe
with large number in attendance. A
excellent address was delivered by Hor
Warren Gibbs OF St. Albans. The lum
Der interest which for IL time was at
stand still on account of early lo'
water in the river, preventing the runnin
of the usual supply of logs, is now on Il
eyener with past seaSOnS due TO late rAin